About this piece In July 2009, along with a group of students and teachers from the Ft, Worth Academy of Fine Arts, had the tremendous opportunity to teach at a fine arts camp for a group of students from the Tache Home and Balm of Gilead Home in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa. One of the songs of welcome the students sang to us was Bonse Aba. This is a festive, celebratory song, which loosely translated means, “All who sing with [the] spirit have a right to be called the children of God.” It soon became one of our favorite opening songs for the duration of ‘our time in Africa, This song has a number of different uses: as a processional, concert opener or closer, ot a a part ofa multicultural set, The drum accompaniment which is included can be played “as is,” or you may add other native African instruments and rhythmic ideas to enhance the performance. Clapping and side-to-side swaying may also be added; however, itis important to keep the movements tasteful, in view of the sacred nature of the text. This arrangement is dedicated to the students and teachers of the Tache Home and Balm of Gilead Home, Lusaka, Zambia, and to the 2009 TEAM ZAMBIA! from Ft, Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Victor C. Johnson Pronunciation Guide Bonse aba mu okelela boln-se al-bah ‘moo pol-keh-teh-la Ba lipele maka akuba ana ba Tee-pek-leh maka irkoo-bah ——bahenah Kuba ana bakwa Tesa koo-bah bah-nah bala leh-sah Muyayaya Dakwa lesa Moo-yah-yah-yah bah-kwa lesa Isasiit2Bonse Aba = ‘TTB Choras* with optional Pereussion®* ‘Traditional ‘Traitional Zambian Folk Song Arranged by Victor C. Johnson Ranges: Tenor Tenor I Bass Rhythmicaly, with energy «= ca. 96 cfigeten, JIT TA, of Diente (Base Dean) stice fa 1 JOTI, AI Ty ap j4,-)1 ese) ie) Se 1 : ee ee voled ee . oe ee eee we Duration: approx. 1:45 "Also available: SATB (15/2829H); SSA (15/2830H); Three part Mixed (15/2689H; Two-part (182654), Performance! Accompaniment CD (92618), ‘*Percussion pars ae avaiable a a free download. Visit wor Jorenz.com and search “15/2831” (© 2010, This arangement ©2012 Heritage Music Press, a vision of The Lorene Corporation. Allrighs reserved Printed ia USA nsf prado pb fait ean mie pri. "WE CCL LICENSE OES NOT GRANT PeRUSSON To PHOTOCOPY Tes MUS 1s2ss1n3 ‘wi lorenecom »io tl ig Bon - se a - bal ims po - ke-le-la Ba li-pe - lema - ke 8- B + ma po = ke-le-la Ba i= sentpop 1, SS ae THis S : po - ke-le-la Ba li- pe - le ma - sasuits‘mu po - ke-le-la Ba li-pe- lema- ka a- Bon - se a - bal mu po - ke-le-ln Ba li-pe - lema - ka a fm po - ke-le-la Ba i- pe - loma - ka a~ fee) ee eee a)Ku bebe = na. sasutt7sassa =—— wy be + kwa le - sa Bon - se 8 - bal mw — TD. aD sh Q ¥ po- ke-le-la Ba i-pe - lem - ka aku - ba ba = ma ssnasiie10 mf Bon - se a - bal mu po - kele-la Ba li-pe- lema- ke a- we Ba li-pe - lema - ke = balm po = ke-le-la 2, Ba li ‘mu po - ke-le-la ba - ma, Bon - see - bal a [ pj _4 TO, Ao Aen, 158314110u po = ke-le-la po - ke-le-la sgnnteasspasuie2ba - kwa mus ya = ya > ya muya - ya ee saauts ke - sa 3os mu - ya ya- ya mbya - ya - ye t Musya = ya = ya mu - ya ya > ya muya - ya - ya —$— F Moya - ya > ms yas yas ya mya - ya = ya . op ee) om) eee g | yt aply—J el 7+ fj eoume ee | eo, OO d y ba = kwa es Mueya = ya = ya, mu = ya yt ya $$ > wt ba-kwa le = sa Murya = ya - ya a 1sr0 14snaps